Sponsor and Event or Program

What Your Donation Can Do

$50 provides 2 months of education and support groups for each resident

$100 provides 1 month of program supplies for the children’s program

$200 ensures each resident cares for their personal needs during their stay (ID, work uniforms, etc)

$500 provides basic necessities and supplies for 2 children at the shelter

$1,000 provides a security deposit and rent support for a family leaving the shelter

Workplace Giving

If you’d like your employer to match your gift or if you’d like to host a fundraising event to benefit Women’s Advocates, please contact Women’s Advocates’ Development Director at 651-726-5217 or development@wadvocates.org

Community Events

Business and community support is vital to our shelter & services. For events in the local area benefiting Women’s Advocates, click here.

If your business or group would like to host a community-based fundraiser on behalf of Women’s Advocates, connect with our Development staff to coordinate at development@wadvocates.org or 651-726-5212.

In-Kind Donations and Wish List

We are in need of new or like-new seasonal and comfort women’s and children’s clothing, including sweats, pajamas, jeans, cotton T’s, and new underwear, bras, and sports bras. We are also in need of new towels of all sizes, new twin-XL bedding sets and blankets, and African American hair products (shampoo, conditioner, oils). If we cannot accept your donation, here are other options for clothing donation locations in the area.

Amazon Wish List

For essential needs items, we have an ongoing Amazon Wish List. When shopping on Amazon, please use our Amazon Smile link. Using this link results in a donation from Amazon of 0.5% of eligible product costs.

Gift Cards

Throughout the year, we seek donations of Target, Walmart, gas station, and grocery store gift cards to support the immediate needs of the families living here and our Aftercare program families.

Donation Instructions

For the safety of our staff, shelter, and residents, deliveries of donations must be previously approved and scheduled in advance. If you have questions about item donations in general or would like to host a group or workplace donation drive for essential needs or special projects, please reach out to donations@wadvocates.org.

Amazon Wish List items: You can purchase directly from our list online and items will be shipped to us.

Check and gift cards: You can mail to the address at the top of the page.

All other item donations: Please seek approval and delivery instructions from our team in advance.

This project was supported by Grant No. A-CVS-2018-WOMADV-00013, awarded by the Office on Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs. The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication/program/exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice.